Tastings in Châteauneuf-du-Pape & Gigondas
News about Books, Videos and Social Media. My paperback book Vino Voices – Wine, Work, Life is still on sale (despite my not having marketed
Books, Movies, Art & Music
Dining At The French Senate
Introduction. Recent Forbes articles cover the Wine Paris 2025 event, selected wines tasted during that event and more tastings from the 2022 vintage. Wine Paris
Life In A New Geography & Saturday Lunch
1. Moving. I spent about eight years living in a town outside of Bordeaux city in southwest France. It was a good life. Yet I
A Four Colored Menu For Writers
First, my recent Forbes articles are titled Why Wine Writing Is Tricky, and Cape Town, Puglia, Provence and Bordeaux Wines to Taste This Fall. Now,
Truffle Lunch With Winemakers In Perigord
OVERVIEW. In 2017 Michel Puzio purchased Château le Valladoux in the Perigord region of southern France. He soon began producing wine under the label Domaine
Oysters, Cremant, Veal Stew & Barolo
UPDATES. Laetitia Ouspointour of LO Wine interviewed me about our own Etalon Rouge wine recently on Instagram. Also, last Friday, I did a tasting of
Trofie Pesto, Brado Soup & Champagne
UPDATES. Before the end of the year I’ll do a few more livestreams that cover Portuguese wines from the Douro region, as well as Italian
Sizzling Summer Food And Wine Pairings
Wildly Winning Food and Wine Combos As spring merged with summer the scents of fresh food and light wines have splattered across the days. From
Corsican Food, Wine and Hospitality
First – my latest Forbes posts are here and include The Secret Attraction of Swiss Wine, and Why Sleepy Corsica Produces Excellent Wines. Second – is
Wine and Words in Bordeaux
For years while living in southern California I attended the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books each spring. Held on the University of California Los Angeles campus
